Sony Ericsson Pli smart phone

Sony Ericsson India today launched 8 new high-technology handsets.The new handsets includes the P1i smart phone with 3 way-input and Business Card Scanner; 3 new Walkman phones — the W580i with shake control technology, the W910i with SensMe technology, and the music phone W960i; the K810i and the K850i Cyber-shot phones with 5MP and Photo-Fix features; the Emotive series — the T650i and the S500i with features ‘inspired by nature’. The P1i smart phone features a GPS application, BlackBerry support, business card scanner, and three-way text input via touchscreen keyboard, QWERTY Keyboard, and handwriting recognition.The P1i costs Rs 25,000; the W580i Rs 14,000; the K810i Rs 17,000; and the S500i Rs 14,000.

* Sony Ericsson’s new Walkman phones; the W580i, the W910i, and the W960i, offer advanced technology including Shake Control, SensMe, and high capacity music storage.

* The two new Cybershot phones; the K810i and the K850i offer features including BestPic, PictBridge, and PhotoFix, allowing users click high quality images. The typical Cybershot user interface (UI) features dedicated camera keys, auto focus, and a Xenon Flash.

* Finally, the new Emotive series — the S500i and the T650i, is meant for individuals who love indulgence and pampering, according to Sony Ericsson.Inspired by nature, the handsets feature illumination effects and themes that can be customized as seasons change or the day turns into night.To make this series even more self-indulgent, Sony Ericsson is offering a special Body Shop product with every purchase of the S500i.

Motorola ’s MOTO Q in india

Motorola and Tata Teleservices Ltd have launched MOTO Q in India. Based on a QUALCOMM multimedia platform chipset, MOTO Q runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. MOTO Q offers built-in multimedia functionality and Bluetooth stereo music streaming and is pre-loaded with the full-length Bollywood movie Dus, five MP3 songs and customised wallpapers. MOTO Q also offers integrated Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology with stereo profile support. Key features of MOTO Q include integrated 1.3 megapixel camera with video playback and capture; thumbwheel; support for all standard desktop document views; support for various audio and video formats; and dual, stereo-quality speakers.

The MOTO Q handset launched by Tata Teleservices can be availed on the Business Platinum 649 plan. Under this offer, subscribers will enjoy free monthly data usage of up to 512 MB. Additionally, subscribers will get Rs 150 worth of free local calling. At Rs 19,999, the offer comes along with a 512-MB miniSD card with pre-loaded content as well as an additional high-capacity (1640mAH) battery.

For Motorola MOTO Q 360′ view and photos

Airtel to hike STD rates up to 32 pc

Bharti Airtel, the country’s top mobile player, on Monday increased long distance tariffs for its prepaid and postpaid mobile customers in Delhi region by up to 32 per cent with effect from August 1. Airtel said in a public notice it has increased STD rates to the Airtel network to Rs 2.65 from Rs 2 for prepaid customers and to Rs 2.40 from Rs 2 for postpaid subscribers. However, Bharti said the changes would not be applicable to customers who have availed lifetime validity, easy lifetime validity, Airtel Yuva card or Airtel Youth pack. The new tariffs would also not be applied to users who have subscribed to Airtel connections in the last six months till such time they complete six months and have not availed any discount pack.

source:Economictimes

Preview on Nokia’s 1650

not just for entry users:

“Whether the consumer is a first-time buyer who has little experience with mobile phones, or a more well-versed customer looking for a new mobile phone for personal or business use, each will find what they need in one of these new products,” said Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. In may 2007  Nokia showcased seven new entry level handsets – the Nokia 1200 and Nokia 1208 (both aimed at new subscribers), Nokia 1650, Nokia 2660, Nokia 2505 (for CDMA markets), Nokia 2630 and 2760. Of these models 1650 is the more practical and contmporary and it is due to be launched in the third quarter 2007.

“Creating a mobile phone that combines an intuitive user interface and easy-to-use functions with an attractive design is at the heart of Nokia’s entry market strategy.” The smart mobiles and Hi tech mobiles which usually cost over 10grand may be the winners in beauty contests no more the entry level phones are spectators nowadays they too embraces sleek design and featuring contemporary metallic accents.

photos: Nokia 1650 in red and black

Design and usability:

The 1650 looks like a candy bar and it is compact and sturdy with measures of 17.8mm in depth, 104.2mm in height & 43.8mm width. Nokia’s 1650 comes with a 65,536 colours colour screen which is a CSTN(color super-twist nematics) type screen which has a screen resolution of 128 x 160 pixels which is ideal for displaying colourful wallpapers & themes. The Nokia 1650 comes with an easy to use interface & a good size keypad complete with shortcut keys. The one touch shortcut key allows the user to gain quick access to features including the messaging service, contact details, calendar, loud speaker & flashlight feature.

1650’s features:

Nokia’s 1650 supports around 75 local languages which is very imminent for entry level phones since most entry level buyers prefer their mother tongue over english.In Nokia 1650 you can store upto 250 sms and it also supports picture messaging and offers a distribution list for msging. Also the Nokia 1650 answers the need for cost control that too is very important in entry markets by having an application that allows for a pre-set time limit to be set for each call. Nokia offers a power saver mode in 1650 which allows you to conserve power to gain more talk time.

Nokia’s 1650 features a flashlight(simply torch), music-on-the-go via FM radio and supports MP3-grade and 32-chord polyphonic MIDI ringing tones. The GSM compatible 1650 has an impressive 8MB of internal memory 6MB more than Nokia’s another entry level model 2626 but 1650 lacks GPRS what 2626 has. Nokia’s much advertised facilities – speaking clock and alarm features in 1650 too. Using the 1650’s handsfree speaker option you can make short voice recording which can be stored on the handset and can be used as a reminder foe later use.The 1650 comes with preloaded games which include snake xenzia, beach rally & soccer league game.The Nokia 1650 is also equipped with common features like a calculator, stopwatch, calendars and countdown timer.

Battery and the price:

Nokia’s 1650 uses BL-5C battery one of the longest on any phone – Nokia bets a staggering 8 hours talktime with up to 17 days(420hrs) standby time. The Nokia 1650 will be available in metallic red and metallic black colours. The estimated price for the 1650 would be approximately Rs3085 excluding taxes and subsidies. Totally another exciting phone from Nokia for practical users.